Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 149 Distressed Cutting Flesh (new book available for subscription)
Chapter 151

"Uncle, what old man do you call?" The third uncle was still supported by two young men. Although he walked slowly, they all followed behind obediently, even the old Zhong, who saw him from a distance. Zhang Yi greeted with a smile.

Zhang Yi nodded, not because he likes to show off, but because being a nobleman is not necessary at all.

On the contrary, if Zhang Yi rushed to see them, they would feel terrified.

Zhang Yi nodded slightly, and after everyone had seen the ceremony, he said straight to the point: "Third Uncle, Lao Zhong, and the stewards, asking you to come here at this time will delay the big guys from eating, but this matter is a bit important. , It’s only noisy inside the house, so I chose outside.”

Several people dared not even say that they didn't dare to say anything. In fact, even if Zhang Yi didn't explain, they wouldn't say anything in their hearts, so they all stood aside and listened to what Zhang Yi had to say.

"Old Zhong, you have always been in charge of the affairs of the village. How many ducks are there in the duck coop now? And the chicken coop is counting too!" Zhang Yi asked Lao Zhong.

Although I know the approximate number, Zhang Yi has never cared about how many there are, but now that the adult ducks have reached the point where they are overcrowded, he has to ask.

Old Zhong first saluted Zhang Yi respectfully, and then said: "Young master, there were more than 1 ducks at the duck shed at the beginning, but later because we needed to hunt locusts geographically, the hatchery A lot have been sent intermittently, and now there are about [-].

But this number is not accurate. Nowadays, the government no longer buys chickens and ducks. We rely on the big households in several prefectural capitals around Chang’an to buy some, so our hatchery needs to sell unsold chicks every few days. , Ducklings are all sent over, so this number is really hard to calculate!
Over there at the chicken coop ha ha!It should be less, because chickens will fly around when they grow up, and it is difficult to keep them in the field. Now there are only about [-] chickens! "

4000 more or less?
Zhang Yi was about to be annoyed by Lao Zhong too!

Chickens and ducks add up to [-], no wonder the whole village is frantic every morning, and it is difficult to sleep peacefully.

Although it was expected that the number of chickens and ducks would not be small, hearing Lao Zhong's conservative estimate of the number made Zhang Yi more determined about mass slaughtering.

Not to mention other things, according to the current sales of the hatchery, it is very likely that this number will have to be doubled in less than three months.

At that time, Zhuangzi will no longer want to live in it, it will be a large-scale chicken and duck farm!
The most important thing is that investing so much requires both human and financial resources. If you don't want to change it into money, it is the biggest failure.

Of course, this is not the most worrying problem. The third uncle interrupted with a sad face: "There are too many chickens and ducks. The Zhuangzi can see it for the time being. The most important thing is that these chicken and duck food are not easy to handle. !
Duck food is a little easier to say, it is fed once a day, and the rest of the time it is put in the river to find food for itself, but chickens are not enough!This thing has wings. Although it can't fly, it can jump several feet high. If it runs into the field, the crops will suffer, so it has to be fed two or three times. If it is not fed, it will lose its meat.

To put it bluntly, many people have nothing to eat these days, and these animals live better than humans!Now, in order to get some fresh fodder to feed them with chaff, the children go down the hillside to dig fodder with their backs on their backs as soon as school is over."

After speaking, the third uncle sighed, shook his head and said, "I have hunted all over the four or five miles around, and even went to the Zhuangzi next door. I have to prepare so many things every day, but I dare not go far!"

Uncle San is telling the truth. There are more than 1 chickens and ducks. Even if one chicken and duck needs three taels of fodder on average, it will need several thousand catties of fodder in a day.

Although Zhuangzi bought a lot of dried fodder some time ago, it was not suitable, so it was not a simple matter to prepare the forage needed by these livestock.

Hearing what the third uncle said, Lao Liu, the manager of the hatchery, gritted his teeth, looked at Zhang Yi, and asked tentatively: "Uncle, why don't we take a rest in the hatchery during this time? If this continues, we can hatch every day." There are a lot of chickens and ducks, and all of them will starve to death!"

"Well, why don't we stop the hatchery for a while?" Old Zhong also said thoughtfully: "The hatchery will stop for a while, and we only need to wait for a few months without new chickens and ducks. It’s easy to go back. During this period of time, when the children go out to harvest fodder, let Wang Wu bring some people to follow, how about it?”

"It won't take long. Although there are not many victims in Jingyang, there are still a lot of victims. Besides, there is so much fodder needed every day. It is troublesome for children to travel such a long distance, hey!" The third uncle was also helpless, He couldn't think of any good solution, so he could only sigh in the end, and then sat down on the stone next to him in a daze.

"Haven't you ever thought about slaughtering a batch of chickens and ducks?" Zhang Yi felt that the thinking of several people was over the top.

Kill a batch and control the chickens and ducks to a certain number, then all problems will be solved, but why so many people can't think of it?
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Lao Zhong became anxious.

"Master, this is impossible!" Old Zhong hurriedly stopped him: "The chickens and ducks in our farm are all good chickens and ducks, each of them is big and fat, and they can lay eggs. If you kill them, you will suffer a lot. La!"

Not only Lao Zhong, but also Third Uncle and Lao Liu hastily stopped him.

Chickens and ducks are definitely a huge wealth for a farmer.

Although it is not as big as pigs and cattle, it is definitely the most important source of nutrition for the family, not one of them.

You must know that it is impossible for the peasants to eat meat every day like Zhang Yi, not to mention that in this age of constant natural disasters, wanting to eat meat is something that you can't even dream of.

Of course, Zhangjiazhuang is indeed richer than other Zhuangzi, but this kind of wealth is only for filling the stomach. If you want to eat meat, you have to wait until the weekly work extra meal to have a tooth-fighting festival.

Other than that, don't even think about seeing something meaty!
Because of this, eggs are undoubtedly very important, especially for the elderly and children. If they can eat an egg every now and then, it will definitely be a great joy.

"Uncle, you don't dare to kill chickens and ducks!" Lao Liu was about to cry.

A hen or duck can lay one egg a day, not to mention 360 five in a year, at least two hundred or so. In his opinion, these chickens and ducks that can lay eggs are simply It's just a steady stream of wealth, even if you kill one, it's still cutting off his body!
(End of this chapter)